- Jan 14 Gary Brolsma, American internet celebrity (Numa Numa), born in Saddle Brook, New Jersey
- Jan 26 Kizzmekia Corbett, American viral immunologist (US Vaccine Research Center, developed the Moderna COVID vaccine), born in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina
- Feb 6 Tony Johnson Jr., American mixed martial artist (KOTC heavyweight champion 2010), born in Killeen, Texas
- Feb 7 Michael Orozco, American footballer
- Feb 9 Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
- Feb 11 Gabriel Boric, Chilean activist and politician (Chile's youngest President 2022-), born in Punta Arenas, Chile
- Feb 21 Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, born in Brussels, Belgium
Mike Krieger (37 years old)
Mar 4 Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Mar 13 Chiaki Kyan, Japanese gravure idol, born in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Mar 25 Megan Gibson, American softball player
- Mar 26 Jessica McClure, American baby rescued after being trapped in a well in Texas (1987), born in Midland, Texas
- Mar 27 Melissa Stern [Baby M]/[Sara Whitehead], surrogate baby
- Mar 28 Robert Bowdrie "Bowe" Bergdahl, American soldier held captive in Afghanistan, born in Sun Valley, Idaho
- Apr 3 Coleen Rooney, English media personality (married to Wayne Rooney), born in Liverpool, England
- Apr 7 Brooke Brodack, American internet celebrity
- May 30 Ashley Slaney, daughter of Olympians Mary Decker & Richard Slaney
- May 31 Robert Gesink, Dutch professional cyclist, born in Varsseveld, Netherlands
- Jul 6 David Karp, American web developer and founder of the blogging site Tumblr, born in NYC, New York
- Jul 6 Luigi Di Maio, Italian politician, Leader of 5-Star, born in Avellino, Italy
- Jul 9 Dominic Cervi, American footballer
- Jul 27 Ryan Griffen, Australian rules footballer, born in Goolwa, South Australia
- Aug 2 Mathieu Razanakolona, Malagasy-Canadian skier, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 3 Charlotte Casiraghi, Daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco, born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco
Sebastian Kurz (36 years old)
Aug 27 Austrian politician, Austrian Chancellor (201709), Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), born in Vienna, Austria
- Aug 28 Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier held captive in Palestine, born in Nahariya, Israel
- Sep 19 Gerald Ciolek, German professional road racing cyclist, born in Cologne, Germany
- Oct 4 Barbara Jean Jones, fictional character (General Hospital)
- Oct 12 Li Wenliang, Chinese doctor who tried to raise the alarm over COVID-19, born in Beizhen, China (d. 2020)
- Oct 21 Natalee Holloway, U.S teen, disappeared in Aruba
- Oct 25 Eddie Gaven, American footballer (Columbus Crew), born in Hamilton Township, New Jersey
- Nov 8 Aaron H. Swartz, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
- Nov 25 Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the Amber Alert system (d. 1996)
- Dec 3 Chandra Shekhar Aazad, Indian lawyer and activist (Bhim Army), born in Ghadkauli, Uttar Pradesh
- Dec 10 Ryoichi Tsukada, Japanese acrobat
About 1986
How Old? 36 or 37 years old
Generation: Millennial